It's Victoria's Secret season at Fashionista. First, we scored backstage interviews with several Angels before their big runway performance and learned all about that $2 million bra.
Then, we came up with our favorite crazy costumes from the show, which airs November 30 on CBS. And more recently, we've been all about those Before I Was a Supermodel videos. (Lily Aldridge's will debut tonight, by the way. And Chanel's is scheduled for tomorrow morning.)
So to wrap it all up--pun intended?--we stopped by the Victoria's Secret and Pink stores in SoHo this morning and quizzed the Angels on what they plan on giving--and receiving--this holiday season:

Then, we came up with our favorite crazy costumes from the show, which airs November 30 on CBS. And more recently, we've been all about those Before I Was a Supermodel videos. (Lily Aldridge's will debut tonight, by the way. And Chanel's is scheduled for tomorrow morning.)

So to wrap it all up--pun intended?--we stopped by the Victoria's Secret and Pink stores in SoHo this morning and quizzed the Angels on what they plan on giving--and receiving--this holiday season:

Chanel Iman:For herself: "If I could only choose one thing, it would be the sparkly polka dot dress that I wore in the show." (The dress--which is under $200 and adorable--reminds us of something a grown-up Minnie Mouse would wear.)
For her friends and family: "Any woman would love something from Victoria's Secret--there are just so many great things."

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Adriana Lima:For herself: "This bra adds on two extra cup sizes," she says of Victoria Secret's new Miraculous push-up bra. "But it's very comfortable."
Her Husband: "I can't tell you that!" (Okay, we guess you can't.)
What about a gift from the heart? "I love a handwritten letter. Nobody does that anymore."

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What goes on backstage at the Victoria Secret runway show? I spent yesterday afternoon hanging with the models, makeup artists, and hairstylists, trying to figure out the difference between bronzer and self-tanner. (Haha, just kidding. Kind of.) Some quick numbers:
68: The number of hair extensions used by stylist Sam McKnight
15: The number of days Alessandra Ambrosio works out each year. ("And all before this!" she says.)
40: Total number of hours the styling team spent working yesterday.
8.5: Bottles of body bronzer used.
Click through to see the show's major players at work, from Lily Aldridge to Tom Pecheux and back. And don't forget to watch everything come to life Tuesday, November 30th at 10pm EST on CBS.

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will be filmed today and although the models always talk about how much fun it is, we bet many of them will breathe sighs of relief once it's all over because that means their weird, crazy diets will be over too. Those outfits are pretty unforgiving, so everyone's been asking the VS angels what they've been doing to get in shape for the show and many of them are open about it.
If you thought they all did the same starving and constantly working out routine, you'd be wrong. They all have their own method (or their nutritionists and trainers do, at least). So, whose worked the best? Click through to learn their tricks.